If you are outside in NY or any freezing northeastern city, bring warm gloves, hat, blanket. If you see a person experiencing homelessness, do offer help to nearest shelter. If they prefer to stay outside, give food, money.

"[The Framers would] be appalled at what we're seeing today. That you're having a president who thinks he can run roughshod over Congress." I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake. link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...

"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August. “Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

"Longtime Hutchins resident Felix Madrigal attended Wednesday’s meeting wearing a nametag that read “No ICE In Hutchins.” "I look at it as a moral issue," the 86-year-old said. “We just cannot allow ICE to come in, truck migrants in like cattle." www.keranews.org/news/2026-02...

Donald Trump is a racist. He has always been a racist. He will always be a racist. When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..." kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...

This deserves to be spread as far and wide as what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti. apnews.com/article/immi...

A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.

“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”

Given her background, totally unsurprising. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Crow Wing County Sheriff in northern Minnesota: "We are definitely collaborating..." www.startribune.com/in-rare-move...

My heart goes out to our Olympic athletes right now — as they attempt to navigate an extremely difficult time to be an American on the world stage. Trump is the worst of America. These elite athletes are the best. We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸

Terris: When I got to the Oval Office, there were two men standing there holding pieces of paper that said “talking points.” I’m not sure I was supposed to see that—and those turned out to be his doctors.

Stelson: Scott Perry is the most vulnerable extremist in the country. If we don’t win here in Pennsylvania’s 10th, we are not going to win the U.S. House—and we must flip the House.

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here: youtu.be/HUPYonw0xAE

Breaking: Democrat Chasity Martinez just won a Louisiana district in a massive landslide victory. Trump won this district by 13 points.

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Trump’s scandals aren’t random — they follow a pattern: Secrecy, self-enrichment & contempt for the law In my updated Top 10 on @contrariannews.org , I break down the worst corruption cases and how @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org are fighting back on every front 👇 -TN

"Kid Rock" is two lies for the price of one

🗣️ @ossoff.senate.gov : “Remember — We were told MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. The wealthiest Cabinet ever. THIS IS THE EPSTEIN CLASS. They are the elites they pretend to hate. If you’re Bannon, how do you sell any of this?”

Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...

UPDATE - Trump nominee Jeremy Carl finally gets a hearing next week in Senate Foreign Relations Committee… another White Nationalist, anti-Semitic, transphobic, xenophobic, misogynist — who has deleted thousands of tweets. @SenatorHagerty is on the committee. Will he back him?

{gift link} www.nytimes.com/article/trum...

🔥 EVA VICTOR: “Fuck ICE. I hate ICE. ICE is evil, racist, and violent, and I don’t think it should exist… shut the fuck up, Ricky Gervais and Kevin O’Leary— I’m here for one night and I can say what i want.” (From @variety.com )

🧊✈️ MASSACHUSETTS‼️ ⚠️ ICE Air inbound to Hanscom Eastern 737 – Tail: N959BP ETA – 12:25pm 👀

It's BLUE!💙

REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “Trump should apologize to the Obamas.”

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REPORTS OF MAN CITY'S DEMISE WERE GREATLY EXAGGERATED 😤

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The gap remains six points 🍿

Don't let this superhuman save from Gianluigi Donnarumma get lost in the shuffle 👏

Perfect

That might be acceptable

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Syria's brutal dictator is gone. Here's one reason why the road ahead may not be an easy one. Our take, with @nakashimae Amid Syria’s upheaval, a wariness over the rebels’ Islamist roots wapo.st/4g8VFWk

I was horrified recently to learn that an Italian student traveling in Iraq was detained because he happened to be carrying my book Black Flags. Happily @Marco_pic99 is back home & safe. W/ help from @lanavediteseoed @bettywrong he has a new signed copy of the Italian edition!